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Show Just History ' By Albert F. Philips . "Thara la no nar front lr ta eur poaalbl development. There la no reaaon why th national Influane. power and proprity ahould not obaarva th same rat of Increase that baa obaracUrtaad th na thirty year. Wa carry th grat lrnpula and Increase af thee thirty yeara Into th futura. Thr U ne reaaon why. In many Una of production, pro-duction, wa ahoald not urpaaa all other nation, aa w hava alraady don In a)m." . . Tbl aounda Uk a prophaey which ha become true. It. was mad by Benjamin Harrraon. twenty-third president of tha United State In hla laat message to congress and tha flrat praaldent to lalt Utah while In office. Today la tha an-nlvaraary an-nlvaraary of Ma birth, which occurred oc-curred at North Bend, Ohio, Aug-uat Aug-uat it. IMS. It la thlrty-thra years In President Harrison mad but visit to Utah. May t. 11, la tha ' data. Ha wa given a royal recep-Itlon. recep-Itlon. Mr, tiarrlson. Potmatr General John Waanamaker, Dan Randtl, eergeanl-at-arms of th Be nata -Secretary . of Agrlcultur Jerry Ruak and ethara accompanied tba preeklent. On tha parade through tha atraeta . Praaldent Harrlvon say tb flrat Amarlcan flag mad by children, th flrat of It kind In th United Stataa, whan on Eaat South .Temple street aaven thousand . children wara maaaad on th sloping hlllalda opposite op-posite B street, each waving a tiny American flag and arranged ao that th cbudra formd a human flag. Tha parada haltod, tba presidential party atood wltb uncovered heaaa whlla th children ang "Th Btar-Snanglad Btar-Snanglad Banner." It was th most Inspiring sight aver witnessed In Utah up to that tlma. Praaldent Harrison, In a volae tremulous with emotion, spoke to th children, aay-Iny aay-Iny "that In all our travel w have wltneesed nothing aa extremely lovely aa thia tnaplrlng aad unexpected unex-pected eight. Such perfect arrangement, arrange-ment, such beautiful singing, auch concerted action of an almoat number num-ber Waa multitude of children waring war-ing a forest ol bannr mblmatle oc inaepenaence ana uoerty. present a picture and offer a welcome that will not be eraaed from our mem-orlee." mem-orlee." : , At Uberty park tha president said-, tn part: "The foundation af American life Is the American home. That -which characterise' end separatee sep-aratee us from nation whose political poli-tical experience and history have been full of strife and discard Is tha American home where- one mother aits In ' slnais uncrowned honor th queen of kr home. I hava no discord aa a public officer offi-cer with mea ot any' creed, religious or political. If they will obey the law. My oath of office: my publle duty require m to b against those i who violate It" - ' On January IMS, Preeldent Harrison Issued a 'proclamation of pardon of polygamlat of past offer. of-fer. with a recommendation that futura Infraction b- vigorously procutd. Thlrrardaa waa limited limit-ed to tho who, alnc November 1. 1190, had abatained from unlawful unlaw-ful cohabitation. , . The prophecy mada by Praaldent Harrison haa bean mora than fulfilled. ful-filled. America ha aurpaaawd all other nation and la now the flrh-eet flrh-eet and 'moat proeperoua la th world. |